Review of Hidden Figures (2016) by Thor D — 15 Mar 2017
A partially accurate and occasionally ludicrous tale. Every movie in this formula does the same hyping of bad whites and heroic promotion of the minorities involved.
Worst (silliest) example? When the army of black women (who read one manual) March down the hall, shove aside a herd of helpless and dumbfounded white men and instantly put the computer room in order. And that's just one of many.
Why? The story was valid and could have stood on its own without turning it into a fairy tale. There actually were very bright and under-appreciated black women working on the program. But where this script says "based on a true story," they should inject the warning "heavily modified to fit the agenda.".
This review of Hidden Figures (2016) was written by Thor D on 15 Mar 2017.
Hidden Figures has generally received very positive reviews.
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